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LOT 1472
Viking Bronze Borre Dragon Pendant
10TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (10.1 grams, 41 mm).
Integral suspension loop, Borre style regardant beast in relief to one face, raised chevrons to the loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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